Ask a Pot Lawyer: How to Get Your Weed Worker Permit
It’s not hard, but you’ll need to study up—and pony up. by Vince Sliwoski Do I reallyhave to pay $100 to work in recreational marijuana?YES, YOU REALLY DO. And you must pass a test and a criminal...
View ArticleThe Life-Changing Magic of Bike Maintenance
A guilt-free approach to the care and feeding of your steed by Megan Burbank AFTER BECOMING a fair-weather bike commuter last year, I was sidelined completely one day when the chain came off my bike,...
View ArticleDemanding More from the City
Portland’s most prominent tactical urbanist movement explains itself. by PDX Transformation LATE LAST YEAR,rogue safety cones began popping up around Portland bike lanes, and an interesting...
View ArticleYOU Can Learn to Ride a Bike Right Now!
Our music editor just did. by Ciara Dolan UNTIL EARLIER this month, I had not ridden a bike in at least 10 years, but probably closer to 15.Before I explain that, let me say I enthusiastically support...
View ArticleMeet Your New Helmet
Try your hand at winning one of these custom Bike Issue 2016 beauties. by Dirk VanderHart NOW THAT you've got a bike, you'll want a helmet.No, it's not a requirement to wear a bike helmet in Oregon if...
View ArticleOne Day at a Time
Kim K Drops a Shade Bomb on Taylor Swift! by Ann Romano MONDAY, JULY 11Welcome back to One Day at a Time, dears—where we tirelessly bring you the finest gossip featuring the most famous celebs! But...
View ArticleLetters to the Editor
"Perhaps their efforts give us all some hope that change is possible."GAY PANIC AT THE DISCORE: “Kicked to the Curb” [Feature, July 13], Doug Brown’s feature about how queer dance nights Blow Pony and...
View ArticleSavage Love
Three Peters by Dan Savage I’m sorry if my English is wrong. I'm writing from Germany, where I am being heartbroken and not knowing how to go on. I've been seeing a guy for a couple of months and...
View ArticleEverything as Fuck
Hey, good things could come from a Trump presidency! Right? by Ian Karmel There’s something extra terrifying about this Donald Trump presidential campaign. It's on a different level than previous...
View ArticleNew Column!
Local Man First in Nation to be "Annoyed as Shit" by Pokémon Go by Donald Henderson, Associated PressPORTLAND, OR—A Portland man has been identified as possibly the first person in the nation to be...
View ArticleI, Anonymous
Love and Gasoline WELL, AS I CAME AROUND to assist you with filling your work van, I had to look up as you opened the door and climbed out to pump your own gas. What a sight you were, climbing out of...
View ArticleGood Morning, News: ANOTHER Google Fiber Delay, Cops Against Gun Control, and...
by Wm.™ Steven Humphrey GOOD MORNING, BLOGTOWN! Hey Mr. D.J. (You can get this started.) Everybody's ready to party. (All night, all night.) LET'S GO TO PRESS. Remember the right-wing blogger who...
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SuperBite Gives Downtown the Restaurant It Desperately Needs
by Andrea Damewood Aaron LeeRECEIPTS FROM SUPERBITE look like those monumental tree-killers you get at Safeway: a veritable scroll, chronicling the last few hours’ worth of serendipitous bites and...
View ArticleSavage Love Letter of the Day: The Boyfriend Experience
by Dan Savage I'm a 24-year-old bi woman confused about how to proceed in my relationship. My partner and I have been together for four years, and we have one child. I love him dearly, and we have a...
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We're on the Ground—and Surrounded by Trump Supporters—in Cleveland!
The First Day of the Republican National Convention Was a Hot Mess by Sydney Brownstone Hello Cleveland! We’ve already had a lifetime’s worth of sunburns, sweat, and sexist drivel. THE STRANGERInside...
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Portland’s Police Reforms Are Headed Toward a Big Shake Up—and Maybe That's...
by Doug Brown FRANÇOIS VIGNEAULTAFTER NEARLY two years of a rocky, uniquely Portland marriage, a group of well-paid Chicago academics and the local volunteer board overseeing Portland police reforms...
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Tonight: Your Chance to See America's Forgotten Industrial Musicals!
by Ben Coleman Steve Young spent two decades writing jokes for David Letterman, so it follows that his sense of humor skews somewhere between "dry understatement" and "bizarre Americana." He’s in town...
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Black and Brown in Portland
by Emilly Prado Y.G.B. “This is more than just a party. Music is how we connect."—Natalie FigueroaRenée LopezBEING BLACK AND BROWN, especially in this town, can be exhausting. Instead of feeling...
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Star Trek Offers Us a Reminder: We Can Do Better
by Erik Henriksen "Your father was captain of a starship for 12 minutes,” says Captain Christopher Pike. He’s in a roadside bar in rural Iowa, the kind of old-school dive that still serves Budweiser...
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How to Diversify Your Potfolio (Get It?)
by Josh Jardine POP QUIZ! Remember last week when we talked about how cool it was that banks are full-on supporters and cheerleaders for cannabis businesses?Trick question. Actually, last week I wrote...
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